It's stories like this that convince me I'm no longer living in America but instead, Oceania.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is President-elect Barack Obama's first choice for secretary of State but his aides are becoming exasperated by the Clinton camp's pokey response to demands for extensive information about former President Bill Clinton's finances, according to numerous Democrats involved in the process.

"The sense among the no-drama Obama world is: This is well on its way to winning best Oscar for drama," said one well-connected Democratic official.

Vetting Bill Clinton is like vetting O.J. Simpson. What information about the guy could be more troubling that what you already know about the guy? If Clinton's known behavior and dirty dealings aren't enough to give you pause already, what's the point of a vetting process?